Letters to William – Dave Koll

You might be shocked to learn estrangement affects over half of the families in the United States today! Social media and today’s prevalent messages of “you deserve better” and “eliminate all toxicity” from your lives has, basically, created disposable family relationships.It has become a perfect storm, that will affect generations of families now and in the future.

Because of the self-centeredness of society’s culture today, we tend to cut off anything and anyone who gives us any sort of perceived negativity. For some, that includes family.

Today’s guest, Dave Koll, has lived that life and felt the heartbreak of being estranged from his first grandson. It affected him physically, emotionally and spiritually.

To help him cope, he started to journal his feelings. This resulted in a compilation of letters to his grandson, that have now been captured into a book titled, “Letters to William: The Journey of Healing Through the Pain of Estrangement,” which we will be discussing today.

Help me welcome to the program, Dave Koll.

Dave, thank you for joining us today, I do appreciate your time. I’ve been looking forward to our interview today.

First question, other than that brief information I just shared, can you tell us in your own words, “Who is Dave Koll?”

This all started with your first wife becoming pregnant and you doing the “honorable thing” in getting married, correct?

The birth of your first child was traumatic, as well all of them, correct? Can you expound on that a little bit?

So, how did you become estranged from your family?

Did you try to reconcile or at least be on amicable terms during this time?

When you first started to write these letters, it a form of therapy?

Why did you decide to put them all together in book form?

Why publish this book now, at this time?

Has this experience allowed you to be reconciled to the family and spend time with your grandson?

What advice would you give someone who is going through this situation which you have come through?

Dave, this is so interesting. How can someone receive a copy of your book, “Letters to William: The Journey of Healing Through the Pain of Estrangement?”  Is it available on Amazon?

If someone wanted to reach out to you, to ask a question or possibly do an interview like this, how can they do that? How can they get in contact with you?

I’ll put links to all of this in the show notes below.

Folks, this is not a pleasant topic to discuss. I know that my grandson and I are extremely close. I also know how heartbroken I would be if I was unable to even know him. I also know there are some of you, listening to us right now, that are going through the same thing that Dave Koll has gone through. I also know, there is someone listening right now, that knows somebody who is going through these things.

Drop down into the show notes and order Dave Koll’s book, “Letters to William: The Journey of Healing Through the Pain of Estrangement.” This book will give you hope. This book will help answer some of the questions about you are going through.

This book is a must-read for faith based counselors and organization looking for a non-traditional solution to inspire people dealing with estrangement situations.

This book is not a “how to guide,” but is a shared experience of encouragement and hope that may lead you to discover your own personal revelations.

I urge you to drop down into the show notes and order your copy today.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Email:  David.koll26@gmail.com

LinkedIn:   https://linkedin.com/in/dave-koll-545a921

Twitter:   https://twitter.com/thegrandpachamp